The Data Model - The Definitive Guide to MongoDB - page 42

By default, the find() function is ideal for running queries. However, MongoDB also provides the geoNear()
function, which works like the find() function, but also displays the distance from the specified point for each item
in the results. The geoNear() function also includes some additional diagnostics. The following example uses the
geoNear() function to find the two closest results to the specified position:
> db.runCommand( { geoNear : "restaurants", near : { type : "Point", coordinates:
[52.338433,5.513629] }, spherical : true})
It returns the following results:
{
"ns" : "stores.restaurants",
"results" : [
{
"dis" : 33155.517810497055,
"obj" : {
"_id" : ObjectId("51ace0f380523d89efd199ac"),
"name" : "Kimono",
"loc" : {
"type" : "Point",
"coordinates" : [
52.370451,
5.217497
]
}
}
},
{
"dis" : 69443.96264213261,
"obj" : {
"_id" : ObjectId("51ace13380523d89efd199ae"),
"name" : "Tokyo Cafe",
"loc" : {
"type" : "Point",
"coordinates" : [
52.368736,
4.89053
]
}
}
},
{
"dis" : 125006.87383713324,
"obj" : {
"_id" : ObjectId("51ace11b80523d89efd199ad"),
"name" : "Shabu Shabu",
"loc" : {
"type" : "Point",
"coordinates" : [